Look at BIKE EXIF today

[strokerlmt]

Have a look at Bike EXIF today........
LMT

 

[TC_Dick]

I think my favorite idea on there is the oil cooler. that's rad..

http://www.bikeexif.com/triumph-bonneville-custom-4#more-9439

 

[sweatmachine]

cool bike for sure. I like the wet clutch setup.

 

[Nick Morey]

Very nice!

 

[strokerlmt]

Sweat......tell me about the "wet clutch" in your words....not goggle words......;-)))
LMT

 

[sweatmachine]

Sweat......tell me about the "wet clutch" in your words....not goggle words......;-)))
LMT

well I don't have any idea what "goggle words" are, but a wet clutch can give better feel, more progressive engagement, plus you don't have to worry about a cable snapping.

 

[ssjones]

Pollack builds some pretty cool bikes, with some exotic materials (aerospace engineer...)
He recently did Cycle World (or Motorcyclist?) "Web Surfer" Sportster based tracker.

 

[strokerlmt]

Sweat.....okkkkkkkkk.....so how do you adapt a wet clutch to our engineeeees
LMT

 

[tomville]

Wait a second... our bikes have what I've always known as a "wet clutch" (i.e. a clutch that is in oil). As oppposed to a "dry clutch" like most cars have and some bikes (BMW, Ducati, etc. come to mind) have.

Sweat, are you talking about a hydraulic clutch, where it is actuated by a hydraulic slave/master system like the brakes?

 

[sweatmachine]

Wait a second... our bikes have what I've always known as a "wet clutch" (i.e. a clutch that is in oil). As oppposed to a "dry clutch" like most cars have and some bikes (BMW, Ducati, etc. come to mind) have.

Sweat, are you talking about a hydraulic clutch, where it is actuated by a hydraulic slave/master system like the brakes?

yeah sorry, what I meant was hydraulic clutch....brain fart! :fart:

 

[ssjones]

Sweat.....okkkkkkkkk.....so how do you adapt a wet clutch to our engineeeees
LMT

You mean out "bulky" engines, right?

 

[rodburner]

I think my favorite idea on there is the oil cooler. that's rad..

http://www.bikeexif.com/triumph-bonneville-custom-4#more-9439

TC,the remote cooler is one way of cleaning up the front of the engine,but I don't see the logic of it's placement on this bike. Heat rises. It will rise from the engine,straight into the cooler. The cooler will then be in a trapped airspace under the tank.The cooler itself is not oriented for optimal cooling,since the cooling breeze looks like it will only reach the first couple sets of fins.Just my opinion,but I would have put it in that big open space between the backbone and the rear fender..

 

[strokerlmt]

I have been thinking about trying to slide it down to the side of the frame rail...LMT

 

[rodburner]

I think your coolers are as effective as they can be as is. The 3 finned sides are exposed to the air flow and the back is being wicked away by the downtubes. Rolling them to the sides would "cover' 1 set of fins from the air flow,right?

 

[strokerlmt]

Good point Rodburner......maybe just some black paint will make them "go away" a little.
LMT